Carlsmed (CARL) Research & Development (2024 - 2026)

Carlsmed (CARL) posted Research & Development of $5.2 million for Q1 2026, up 270.72% on a QoQ basis from -$3.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 249.86% year-over-year from $1.5 million in Q1 2025.

Carlsmed (CARL) Research & Development (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carlsmed's Research & Development history runs 3 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 249.86% year-over-year to $5.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $8.8 million (down 55.52% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $8.7 million, down 59.38% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $5.2 million for Q1 2026 at Carlsmed, up from -$3.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $10.2 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$3.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 3-year average of $3.6 million and a median of $4.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Research & Development slumped 129.78% — and 2026, when it jumped 249.86%.
  • Carlsmed's Research & Development stood at $10.2 million in 2024, then slumped by 129.78% to -$3.0 million in 2025, then surged by 270.72% to $5.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CARL's Research & Development at $5.2 million in Q1 2026, -$3.0 million in Q4 2025, and $4.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Veeva Systems 29.34 Bn 22.03 Bn 662.02 Mn 208.32 Mn
2 BrightSpring Health Services 13.49 Bn 12.59 Bn 482.22 Mn -
3 Healthequity 7.96 Bn 7.70 Bn 256.31 Mn 26.83 Mn
4 10x Genomics 6.17 Bn 5.63 Bn 106.18 Mn 56.85 Mn
5 Hinge Health 6.02 Bn 5.70 Bn 154.23 Mn 30.34 Mn
6 MiniMed 4.19 Bn 3.89 Bn 480.00 Mn 99.00 Mn
7 Waystar Holding 4.14 Bn 4.07 Bn 216.84 Mn 45.83 Mn
8 Doximity 3.82 Bn 3.08 Bn 125.97 Mn 39.11 Mn
9 Privia Health 3.10 Bn 2.73 Bn - 8.13 Mn
10 Carlsmed 295.19 Mn 222.08 Mn 12.43 Mn 5.18 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 10.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.00 Mn